It was the last of three home runs the Cubs hit off Skenes in the fifth after solo shots by Dansby Swanson and Kyle Tucker. Those three runs gave the Cubs their first lead. And for good measure, Suzuki added a two-run homer in the seventh inning off reliever Kyle Nicolas.

Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki all took Pirates ace Paul Skenes deep in the fifth inning as the Cubs pulled away for an 8-3 victory on Thursday. Suzuki later added a two-run shot off reliever Kyle Nicolas as Chicago took two of three from the last-place Pirates.

Its Friday, May 2 and the Cubs (19-13) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (16-16). Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Quinn Priester for Milwaukee. The Brewers are coming off a 8-0 shutout loss against the Chicago White Sox last night.

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